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The Latest: First US J&J vaccine doses shipping Sunday nightFebruary 28, 2021 at 6:13 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced that the entire stockpile of the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will go out immediately. J&J will deliver about 16 million more doses by the end of March and 100 million total by the end of June.
Though the new shot is easier...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Cdc, Washington, France, White House, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa 6 people like this. Like The Latest: US panel endorses 3rd vaccine option from J&JFebruary 28, 2021 at 3:53 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A U.S. advisory panel has endorsed the new one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson as a third option to bolster the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted overwhelmingly to recommend the vaccine for adults 18 years old and up. The ruling followed emergency clearance of the vaccine by U.S. regulators a day earlier.
Members of the group emphasized that all three vaccines now av...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Cdc, Washington, France, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa, Uncategorized 20 people like this. Like The Latest: Utah cancels vaccine dates for thousandsFebruary 28, 2021 at 1:25 PM By The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is canceling about 7,200 coronavirus vaccine appointments after an error in the state health department’s registration website allowed people without qualifying conditions to register for the shots.
Department spokesman Tom Hudachko said in a statement that the error allowed residents who are not 65 or older or who don’t have an underlying medical condition to sign up.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday those appointments are being canceled.
Peopl...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Washington, France, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa, Uncategorized, US 6 people like this. Like The Latest: Brazil’s capital returns to COVID-19 lockdownFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:19 AM By The Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s capital has entered a two-week lockdown, joining several states in adopting measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as intensive care beds begin to fill in some important cities.
At least eight Brazilian states adopted curfews over the past week due to the rise in cases and deaths from COVID-19. Thursday was Brazil’s deadliest day since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,541 deaths confirmed from the virus. So far 254,000 people have died ov...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Business, England, Milan, London, Washington, France, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa, Uncategorized 30 people like this. Like 1.1 Million Single-Dose J&J Vaccines Expected In California Over Next 3 WeeksFebruary 26, 2021 at 5:02 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said the state expects to start administering the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week and to receive more than 1.1 million of the shots over the next three weeks.
The vaccine, still in the final federal approval process, has fewer handling restrictions than the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines now being used. Those vaccines require two doses to be fully effective and must be stored at extremely low temperatures.
N...Tags: Health, Politics, New York, California, California News, Fresno, Pfizer, Biden, Central Valley, Gavin Newsom, Johnson Johnson, Sacramento Calif, Newsom, Moderna, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine 8 people like this. Like Biden’s straight-talking CDC director has long used data to save livesFebruary 26, 2021 at 6:02 AM In early December, Dr. Katy Stephenson was watching TV with her family and scrolling through Twitter when she saw a tweet that made her shout.Tags: Health, Twitter, Cdc, Biden, Katy Stephenson 25 people like this. Like Newsom’s Vaccine Plan Aims To Reopen California ClassroomsFebruary 25, 2021 at 8:31 PM SAN FRANCISCO (AP/CBS13) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan outlining how the state will allocate vaccines to education workers in a continued push to reopen more schools for in-person instruction.
Newsom announced last week that at least 10% of the state’s vaccines would go to education workers starting in March, which translates to roughly 75,000 dedicated doses a week.
The Governor’s Office on Thursday released an overview showing how those vaccines would be distri...Tags: Health, Politics, Education, California, California News, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Joe Biden, Ap, Union, Silicon Valley, Oakland, Biden, San Diego County, Anthony Fauci, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention 15 people like this. Like Pandemic first job for HHS pick but health agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“To meet this moment, we need strong federal leadership,” Becerra said at the first of two hearings on his nomination. “I understand the enormous challenges before us and o...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Indiana, Soccer, Gop 9 people like this. Like HHS nominee says pandemic comes first but agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 11:53 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, told senators Tuesday that tackling the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to work to expand health insurance coverage, curb prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“The COVID pandemic has killed 500,000 Americans,” Becerra told the Senate health committee. “To meet this moment, we need strong federa...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop 34 people like this. Like HHS nominee Becerra says pandemic will be top priorityFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:47 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Now attorney general of the nation’s most populous state, Becerra will be grilled by two panels. Tuesday, it’s the health committee’s turn, followed Wednesday by the Finance Committee, which w...Tags: Health, Business, California, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer 46 people like this. Like AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priorityFebruary 22, 2021 at 1:45 PM By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence and said his first focus would be on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as he sought to assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically independent on his watch.
A federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, Garland appeared ...Tags: Health, Politics, News, Supreme Court, Congress, Washington, Russia, America, Sport, Joe Biden, Fbi, Soccer, Gop, United States, Mitch McConnell, Cia 22 people like this. Like The Latest: Biden to mark 500,000 lives lost with ceremonyFebruary 21, 2021 at 10:42 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON __ President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. crossing 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.
The nation is expected to pass the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality due to the novel coronavirus.
The White House said Biden will deliver remarks at sunset to honor those who lost their lives. He will be joined by first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Ka...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, New York, Texas, London, Nbc, Abc, California, Washington, Oregon, White House, China, Germany, Russia 35 people like this. Like North Hollywood High wins LADWP Science Bowl, advances to national competitionFebruary 20, 2021 at 8:28 PM North Hollywood High won the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s 29th Annual Science Bowl Regional Competition on Saturday, Feb. 20, this year held virtually for the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each member of the North Hollywood High team will receive a $1,000 Hitachi Scholarship, according to a LADWP statement. Their school’s science department gets $3,000 from LADWP.
The team will compete, along with seven other California schools, in a field of 63 regional qualifiers aiming...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, California, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Lausd, Biden, Hitachi, Los Angeles County, LA County, North Hollywood 42 people like this. Like The Latest: Nevada brothel owners seek state’s OK to reopenFebruary 20, 2021 at 12:46 PM By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Before the coronavirus pandemic, tourist-dependent Nevada had a notorious attraction: It was the only place in America where someone could legally pay for sex. These days, even in the state known for sin, the business is taboo.
Legal brothels have been shuttered for nearly a year, leaving sex workers to offer less-lucrative alternatives like online dates or nonsexual escort services.
While the business of legal bordellos may seem incompatible with social dista...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, England, London, Mexico, Germany, Uncategorized, Toronto, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Syria, Ap, Britain, Soccer 40 people like this. Like Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine just got a lot easier to transport and distributeFebruary 19, 2021 at 10:48 AM The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech now has less stringent and extreme transportation requirements than it debuted with. Originally, the mRNA-based vaccine had to be maintained at ultra-low temperatures throughout the transportation chain in order to remain viable – between -76°F and -112°F. New stability data collected by Pfizer and BioNTech, which has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review, allow it to be stored at temps between 5°F and -13°F...Tags: Health, Amazon, TC, Uber, Medicine, Articles, Tech, Medical Research, United States, President, Pfizer, Vaccine, Biotech, Biden, Clinical Trials, U S Food and Drug Administration FDA 35 people like this. Like KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Open enrollment, one more timeFebruary 18, 2021 at 3:02 PM An estimated 9 million Americans eligible for free or reduced premium health insurance under the Affordable Care Act have a second chance to sign up for 2021 coverage, since the Biden administration reopened enrollment on healthcare.gov and states that run their own marketplaces followed suit.Tags: Health, Biden, KHN 46 people like this. Like Coronavirus likely here to stay as more UK variant found in LA CountyFebruary 17, 2021 at 6:26 PM Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 could become as routine as getting a flu shot especially considering the various mutations of the virus currently circulating, according to Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, during a midday briefing Wednesday, Feb. 17.
“I don’t think it’s out of the question that COVID-19 in one form or another may be with us for a while to come and vaccinations will be a very effective tool to keep us from having another virus circulate in our communities,...Tags: Health, Business, UK, New York, News, California, Government, Israel, Sport, Soccer, Gaza, Long Beach, Hamas, Biden, Pasadena, County 13 people like this. Like Why Biden has a chance to cut deals with red state holdouts on MedicaidFebruary 17, 2021 at 12:34 PM President Joe Biden has an unexpected opening to cut deals with red states to expand Medicaid, raising the prospect that the new administration could extend health protections to millions of uninsured Americans and reach a goal that has eluded Democrats for a decade.Tags: Health, Joe Biden, Biden 36 people like this. Like Prominent scientists call on CDC to better protect workers from CovidFebruary 17, 2021 at 9:16 AM A prominent group of academics is pressing the Biden administration to move faster and take stronger action to protect high-risk workers from airborne exposure to the coronavirus, urging enforceable standards to help safeguard risky workplaces including health care, food processing and prisons.Tags: Health, Cdc, Biden, COVID 38 people like this. Like Cal State LA hosts first federally supported coronavirus mass vaccine site – with many more to comeFebruary 16, 2021 at 4:56 PM  Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Colorado, California, La, Government, Sport, Soccer, Fema, Community, Oakland, Biden, Disneyland, Orange County 90 people like this. Like The Latest: Biden says all Americans must ‘defend the truth’February 13, 2021 at 11:03 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):
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President Joe Biden is responding to the acquittal of Donald Trump by stating that all Americans, especially the nation’s leaders, have a duty and responsibility “to defend the truth and to defeat the lies.”
Biden says that in doing so, “that is how we end this uncivil war and heal the very soul of our nation. That is the task ahead. And it’s a task we must undertake toge...Tags: Health, Utah, New York, Media, Maryland, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Democrats 8 people like this. Like The Latest: Minnesota officials urge proper mask wearingFebruary 13, 2021 at 4:36 PM By The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials urged this week that people wear masks — and wear them properly — as the state reported an additional 964 new infections on Saturday.
More than 6,300 people have died in Minnesota and more than 470,000 people have had confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.
State figures show more than 209,010 people have received the full two-dose series of the vaccine. However, health officials point out people need to wear m...Tags: Health, Business, New York, London, Minnesota, France, Senate, White House, China, Uncategorized, Sport, Iran, Ap, Beijing, Britain, Soccer The Latest: Mardi Gras muted in New Orleans by coronavirusFebruary 13, 2021 at 1:13 PM By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans’ annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ordered bars closed during the Mardi Gras weekend that started Friday and runs through Tuesday. The lavish parades are canceled and there are limits on gatherings.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the annual pre-Lenten bash celebrated along much of the Gulf Coast — with the biggest celebration in heavily Catholic New Orleans. ...Tags: Health, Business, London, Mexico, France, Senate, White House, China, Uncategorized, Sport, Iran, Beijing, Britain, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Hawaii 25 people like this. Like Officials prepare hybrid state-federal mass vaccine site to open Tuesday at Cal State LAFebruary 12, 2021 at 6:07 PM  Tags: Health, Business, Japan, News, California, Cdc, La, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, San Diego, Community, Oakland, Biden 116 people like this. Like As pandemic surged, contact tracing struggled; Biden looks to boost itFebruary 10, 2021 at 1:08 PM Contact tracing, a critical part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, has fallen behind in recent months as covid-19 cases have soared. President Joe Biden had pledged to change that.Tags: Health, Joe Biden, Biden 21 people like this. Like Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine has increased significantly under Biden administrationFebruary 9, 2021 at 11:56 PM Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55% of residents reported they would take the vaccine when it became available and this January, 64% reported they would take it.Tags: Health, Biden 3 people like this. Like LA County leaders seek faster release of FEMA funds to help extend hotel rooms for homelessFebruary 9, 2021 at 7:45 PM The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, Feb. 9, to lobby the federal government to more quickly fund the sheltering people experiencing homelessness in programs such as Project Roomkey — if not provide the funding upfront.
The approval of the motion, authored by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis, comes on the heels of the Biden Administration’s announcement last month that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would provide 100% reimbursement, rather than the typical 7...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Washington, La, Government, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Fema, Community, Homeless, Biden, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council 17 people like this. Like Biden describes closed schools and women leaving the workforce as 'a national emergency'February 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM Tags: Politics, Cdc, Cbs News, White House, Women, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Getty Images, Mental Health, Schools, Cbs, Vaccines, Biden, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci 100 people like this. Like LA city budget gap widens to more than $750 million, despite recent labor concessionsFebruary 5, 2021 at 8:17 PM Los Angeles city officials said Friday, Feb. 5, that the shortfall in this year’s budget has widened to $750 million, with the future of the economy remaining uncertain amid the enduring COVID-19 pandemic.
A report from City Administrative Officer Richard Llewellyn on Friday reinforced the ongoing budget struggles brought on by revenues projected to come in $600 million less that what had been anticipated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the projection no longer contains recommendation...Tags: Health, Business, Politics, News, California, La, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Lausd, City Council, Biden, Los Angeles City Council, LA County 28 people like this. Like LA County’s coronavirus death toll climbs past 17,000February 2, 2021 at 6:19 PM Daily COVID-19 case numbers continued tumbling on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Los Angeles County, but the death toll climbed above the 17,000 mark, with more than 200 new fatalities.
The county Department of Public Health announced 205 virus deaths on Tuesday, raising the countywide cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 17,057. Health officials noted that more than 7,000 COVID deaths have been reported over the past month, matching the total number of virus deaths that occurred between Februa...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Biden, Southern California, Los Angeles County, Dodgers, Department of Public Health, Ferrer, LA County 20 people like this. Like |
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